Segregate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Divide from the main body or mass and collect; "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Scientists observe that dominant and recessive traits segregate in the offspring of each generation in a Mendelian pattern.
- The cells from the original population segregate into distinct subpopulations over time as genetic mutations accumulate.
- Starch from water-insoluble fractions and ether-insoluble substance segregate during filtration and precipitation.
- Data analysis reveals that individuals with a particular genetic disorder segregate in distinct family lineages.
- Experiments demonstrate that genetic elements that influence traits like hair color segregate in tandem during meiosis.
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Meaning 2
Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The government refused to segregate schools and instead promoted integration and diversity.
- This church does not segregate its members by race but welcomes people from all backgrounds.
- During the apartheid era, South Africa was forced to segregate public spaces based on the color of one's skin.
- The company policy is clear: we don't segregate our employees based on their religion or nationality.
- In the past, the neighborhood was forced to segregate due to laws that enforced racial separation.
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Meaning 3
Separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new intake of asylum seekers will be segregated from the general prison population for their own safety.
- Psychological problems such as depression segregate the victim from friends and family.
- She was furious about being forced to segregate her daughter from the rest of the school because of a learning disability.
- The sorting facility uses machines and conveyor belts to segregate the recyclables from the trash.
- The librarian carefully segregated the books in the reference section so students wouldn't accidentally check them out.